by Brian Gibson | Dec 18, 2019 | Local 2000 News, Local News, Uncategorized
In mediated arbitration with the Kelowna Daily Courier in Kelowna today your Union was pleased to reach two settlements. The issues were the number of stories being reported by the Managing Editor at the Daily Courier and the amount of accounts and commission the...
by Brian Gibson | Nov 20, 2019 | Local 2000 News, Local News, Uncategorized
Today we learned that StarMetro Vancouver, along with our sister papers in Edmonton, Calgary, and Halifax, will be closing. It marks the end of an almost two-year effort to transform TorStar into a national news outlet covering stories that matter to communities. Here...
by Brian Gibson | Nov 20, 2019 | Local 2000 News, Local News, Uncategorized
TorStar, the parent Company of StarMetro Vancouver announced that they would be closing all StarMetro Newspapers across Canada. This includes papers in Halifax, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. Other changes within TorStar were also announced today. Unifor has posted...
by Brian Gibson | Oct 16, 2019 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Elections often end up in a discussion about “what’s in your wallet?” If you work in the media, this federal election doubles down on pocketbook issues. It’s more like “what about my job?”Unifor invited the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, Greens and Bloc...
by Brian Gibson | Oct 8, 2019 | Industry News, Uncategorized
Elections often end up in a discussion about “what’s in your wallet?” If you work in the media, this federal election doubles down on pocketbook issues. It’s more like “what about my job?” Unifor invited the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, Greens and Bloc...
by Brian Gibson | Jun 19, 2019 | Local News, Uncategorized |
The bargaining committee met with the Company and mediator Dave Schaub from the BC Labour Relations Board June 17 and 18 in an effort to negotiate a first collective agreement. We are pleased to announce that a new tentative agreement was reached on Tuesday, June...
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